Voices for Value Insights Series

Read the results of our first annual Voices for Value Insights Series. We polled hospital executives and operating room clinicians at large U.S. health systems about potential focus areas in 2018.

Reducing costs

83% of all healthcare executives said that reducing costs is a key 2018 focus area compared to 66% among operating room clinicians…

Perioperative efficiency

There is increased demand for strategies to improve perioperative efficiency…

Environmental sustainability

Environmental sustainability can contribute to value of care delivered…

Physician and nurse burnout

Burnout is a concern among almost half (46%) of all clinicians (physicians and nurses) at large U.S. Health systems…

Reducing costs

83% of all healthcare executives said that reducing costs is a key 2018 focus area compared to 66% among operating room clinicians.36 While clinicians rank this issue somewhat lower than executives, they also ranked it high on the list of focus areas. Respondents also said other areas of focus include improving the quality of patient care (clinicians 62%, executives 52%), improving the patient experience and patient behavior change (clinicians 42%, executives 55%) and improving outcomes (clinicians 56%, executives 41%).

Thinking ahead to 2018, what will be the areas of focus for your health system? Please select up to 3 choices. [Due to multiple response, total will exceed 100%]

Perioperative efficiency

There is increased demand for strategies to improve perioperative efficiency. Two-thirds of executives (64%) and more than half of clinicians (56%) are citing the improvement of perioperative efficiency as a priority for their health system.36

The survey also found that three out of four executives and clinicians believe perioperative efficiency may improve many health system operations, including overall performance (81%), cost (76%) and time challenges (75%). Two-thirds of respondents also believe that perioperative efficiency may improve outcomes: patient satisfaction (68%) and quality of care (67%).

In your experience, how much of a priority has your health system put on improving perioperative efficiency?

Environmental sustainability

• Environmental sustainability can contribute to value of care delivered

Environmental sustainability can contribute to value of care delivered

The majority of executives and clinicians at health systems agree that environmental sustainability may contribute to the value of care delivered in their health system.36 Half of executives and clinicians say environmental sustainability contributes “a great deal” (50% each) and almost as many say “somewhat” (48% executives and 45% clinicians).

To what extent do you believe environmental sustainability can contribute to the value of care delivered in your health system?

Sustainability is becoming a broader strategic effort for health systems

There is no clear consensus when it comes to defining “sustainability.” But it’s becoming a broader strategic effort for health systems. Roughly half of all executives (48%) and clinicians (50%) say sustainability is a combination of improving operational efficiency, controlling costs, decreasing resource allocation, and protecting the environment.36

The term “sustainability” has been used when discussing the future of our health care system. When you think of sustainability, which one of the following best describes your idea of sustainability for your health care system:

Environmental sustainability can provide long-term cost savings

Stakeholders in large health systems agree with a variety of statements about the value of efforts to improve health system sustainability. Nine in ten executives (92%) and clinicians (88%) agree sustainability efforts may provide long-term cost savings.36 Three-quarters agree sustainability efforts protect the environment (76% each).

Now, thinking broadly about sustainability, for each of the following statements, please indicate whether you agree or disagree with each as it relates to efforts to improve health system sustainability:

Physician and nurse burnout

Burnout is a concern among almost half (46%) of all clinicians (physicians and nurses) at large U.S. Health systems, according to a recent survey, Voices for Value Insights Series, conducted among health system executives and operating room clinicians.36 Only increased financial pressures (50%) rank higher as an area of concern among clinicians.

On the flipside, executives (31%) are more concerned about recruiting and retaining qualified staff than clinicians (8%).

Of the various challenges your health system may face over the next few months, which of the following are you most concerned about? Please select up to 2 choices. [Due to multiple response, total will exceed 100%]